The use of Arista AH as a local haemostatic agent in distal splenopancreatectomy: report of two cases

Mattia Di Benedetto, Marco Gramellini, Stefano Bona, Cristina Ridolfi, Giovanni Capretti, Marco Montorsi

Article Type

Case Series

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Bleeding is still one of the most feared intraoperative and postoperative complications, and recently there has been the development of several agents at the surgeon’s disposal. The authors report two clinical cases of distal splenopancreatectomy performed for neoplastic disease in which MPH powder (Arista) was used.

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Silymarin and management of liver function in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a case report

Ahmed Hashem

Article Type

Case Report

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This case report discusses daily treatment with silymarin and highlights moderate efficacy and a good safety profile in the management of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver function with no side-effects, supporting silymarin as a promising supplemental intervention that can normalize liver activity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH.

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